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- Title
The Richmond Family and the Shakers.
- Authors
Paterwic, Stephen J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the history of the Richmond family, with a particular focus on its involvement with the Shaker religious community in England and in Enfield, Connecticut. According to the author, the family's influence on the Shaker community has been overlooked by most scholars. Details on the relationship between the Richmond family and the Copley, Whiteley, and Tate families are also presented. Other topics include spiritualism, living arrangements within the Shaker community, and religious conversion.
- Subjects
ENFIELD (Conn. : Town); RICHMOND family; SHAKERS; KEPPEL family; WHITLEY family; TATE family; SPIRITUALISM; HISTORY
- Publication
American Communal Societies Quarterly, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 3, p143
- ISSN
1939-473X
- Publication type
Article